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Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster w/ Laurel Fingerboard (Used) Expired

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Pro Audio Star has Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster w/ Laurel Fingerboard (Used) on sale for $599.99. Shipping is free.

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  • An exquisite high-end Telecaster experience awaits the player who gets his hands on a Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH. First, it looks phenomenal, with a carved flame maple top on a mahogany body, cream body binding, a gorgeous finish with a matching headstock, a mahogany set neck, abalone dot fingerboard inlays and black hardware.
  • Second, it sounds phenomenal, with dual Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups, three-way pickup switching, a push/pull coil tap switch built into the master tone control knob, and more. A decidedly no... on-traditional Telecaster of peerlessly crafted style and powerful sonic substance.
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The Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH is kind of Fender's version of a Les Paul standard, mahogany body with real carved maple cap (not veneer), mahogany neck, two humbuckers (both Seymour Duncans that sell for $220 by themselves, with coil splitting), set neck... along with some telecaster stuff (through the body six saddle bridge, telecaster single cut body shape, although it has carves instead of the typical flat slab tele design), etc. I have been researching these for a while, and they are pretty much universally well reviewed, and for several years they were almost never in stock when selling at the $999 MSRP.

ProAudioStar has them for $599 shipped, marked as used, but I believe this is just to get around the Minimum Advertised Price rules. For other guitars marked used from PAS, I received a new guitar that still had the shipping label over the seal from being shipped from Fender to PAS. I waited until I received my order for this FMT HH before posting the deal here to see if I got a new one, and it was the same as the others, still sealed from Fender shipping to PAS. That said, there is no guaranty that no one will get a previously opened guitar, but if so and something is wrong with it, either return it, exchange it, or have Fender fix it.

The guitar I received (Amber) is perfect, setup with a kind of high action, but perfect finish, after a quick setup and tuning it plays great. I am doing a full setup now to lower the action, oil up the fingerboard and all of that, but figured I would post because the guitar is good and the serial checked out good on Fender's serial checking site and had 10/22 born date for warranty.

The amber version: https://www.proaudiostar.com/fend...-used.html

The crimson version: https://www.proaudiostar.com/fend...-used.html

The cherry burst isn't on sale, too bad as that is what I wanted, but that seems to be the most popular one and doesn't need any help to sell.

Here are the specs: https://www.fender.com/en-US/elec...04520.html

DBG review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHZmbJXqwXc

Alamo MC review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E8tJ6MoPOg
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Hmm. Crafted in Indonesia. Wonder how the quality is compared to the made in mexico ones.
It's funny, I have a squier bullet strat that's made in china that has excellent fret work.
Then I have a made in mexico strat and tele that's are also excellent.
Then the american made acoustasonic tele... fret work isn't so great.
If I ever see another american strat in texas tea...
I don't think it matters much any more, and excellent ones can come from anywhere and poor ones can come from anywhere.
I'll just add again.
When it says "used" be prepared to actually get a used one. I did on the american acoustasonic telecaster deal.
I've been playing guitar for 25 years and I have never bought a new guitar. Used is just as good in my book

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01-11-2023 at 06:28 AM.
01-11-2023 at 06:28 AM.
can you play yanni on this? or only laurel?
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01-11-2023 at 09:50 AM.
01-11-2023 at 09:50 AM.
Must… resist.
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bd75
01-11-2023 at 11:24 AM.
01-11-2023 at 11:24 AM.
This brings the price in line with a new Sire T7 HH, also made in Indonesia. Although you've got a wait to see one of those show up on your doorstep,
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Slashman1919
01-11-2023 at 01:02 PM.
01-11-2023 at 01:02 PM.
Out of stock- looks to be dead
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01-11-2023 at 01:08 PM.
01-11-2023 at 01:08 PM.
Quote from bd75 :
This brings the price in line with a new Sire T7 HH, also made in Indonesia. Although you've got a wait to see one of those show up on your doorstep,
I have had several Sires on my notifications list on Sweetwater for a while now... T7 FMs (any of the FMTs), several of the S7s, etc... they are pretty dang enticing, love that maple roasted neck, would be my first
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01-12-2023 at 06:25 AM.
01-12-2023 at 06:25 AM.
Deal is back in stock for both Amber and crimson! I don't know how to alert mods to make it live again. Anyways I'll report back on whether or not I receive a new or used one
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01-12-2023 at 06:32 AM.
01-12-2023 at 06:32 AM.
Quote from Slashman1919 :
Deal is back in stock for both Amber and crimson! I don't know how to alert mods to make it live again. Anyways I'll report back on whether or not I receive a new or used one
Right on, thanks! I sent a mod alert(from the menu on the bottom of the post, picked "Other"), not sure if that will help. Thanks for letting us know what you get, I was hoping anyone who ordered would report whether they received new/used and the quality of what was received for future reference.
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mazz520
01-12-2023 at 07:01 AM.
01-12-2023 at 07:01 AM.
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I just bought the amber. This guitar has been on my radar for a while. I mainly bought it so my daughter has something to use/learn on other than my expensive pieces or my trem axes.

At least that's what I'm telling my wife.
Got it yesterday and opened it up today. It is new in a Fender box, although it may be B-stock due to some minor finish flaws. Either way, I'm happy with the purchase.
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01-12-2023 at 07:42 AM.
01-12-2023 at 07:42 AM.
I had a blue one years ago. Mik. Pretty af but just felt lifeless and had some sharp fret edges. Curious to hear thoughts on the current ones.
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triplea333
01-12-2023 at 09:21 AM.
01-12-2023 at 09:21 AM.
Seems like a nice setup, gotta love Duncans pickups. Just waiting for a deal on one with a whammy bar.
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01-12-2023 at 09:25 AM.
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Quote from triplea333 :
Seems like a nice setup, gotta love Duncans pickups. Just waiting for a deal on one with a whammy bar.
Unfortunately the only Fenders with this design/style (sort of, they are doublecuts) I am aware of that have a trem are showmasters (and they have several lines, from MIC to custom shop), which they stopped making in 2009 Frown, I would really like one of those as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Showmaster
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homerlex
01-12-2023 at 11:43 AM.
01-12-2023 at 11:43 AM.
Just received mine. Nothing used looking about it. I'm very happy with this deal.
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homerlex
01-12-2023 at 11:43 AM.
01-12-2023 at 11:43 AM.
Just received mine. Nothing used looking about it. I'm very happy with this deal.
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01-12-2023 at 11:58 AM.
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Quote from homerlex :
Just received mine. Nothing used looking about it. I'm very happy with this deal.
NICE! Did you happen to notice if yours still had the shipping label from the Fender warehouse to PAS over the tape that seals the box? Mine had the labbel over where it was taped from the Fender factory making it look like PAS never even opened it... that it was sealed as it was when shipped from Fender.
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01-13-2023 at 10:11 AM.
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Quote from Mike C :
Right on, thanks! I sent a mod alert(from the menu on the bottom of the post, picked "Other"), not sure if that will help. Thanks for letting us know what you get, I was hoping anyone who ordered would report whether they received new/used and the quality of what was received for future reference.

Got mine and absolutely brand new and yes the label from fender to pro audio star was in tact! Crazy good deal! Guitar is flawless
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